This week was great - we finally started finding people! Over the six
weeks of last transfer, this area only found nine new investigators.
Tough crowd! But last week we found four. It's no Westfield, but
that'll do!
We also got the opportunity to go to the temple this week. It's always
a nice break from the rigors of the work!
While there, I received some personal revelation. In the ordinances of
the church, 'remember' is a very important word. In everything from
Baptism, to Sacrament, to the Temple, we are asked or required to
'remember'.
Remembering is something I have NEVER been very good at. I've
forgotten my own birthday once or twice. But if it's a question of
some obscure piece of history or neat factoid, it never escapes the
tin-foil trap of my mind. It occurred to me that whether we remember
something (or someone) is determined by how much we care about it.
Evidently, I don't care much about Birthdays, or names or a million
other things.
So I determined to start doing memory exercises, and asked the Lord
for help. In my first hour, I'd memorized all 13 articles of faith and
the 10 commandments.
It's almost like when we ask the Lord for help, we get it! Who would
have imagined?
Have a great week out there everybody!
Elder Derek Troy
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| Kicking back at a member's house after dinner. |
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| Elder Troy and his new companion Elder James. Awkward sun smiles... |
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| Better... |
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| Houston Texas Temple day! |
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